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Conference on "New venture creation and entrepreneurial growth across borders: Integrating diversity of ideas, people and institutions", Cape Town, South Africa

from 07-Sep-2005 to 09-Sep-2005

This 5th International Entrepreneurship Forum Conference was jointly organised by the OECD LEED Programme and the University of Essex, member of the LEED Partners Club.  Representatives from academic institutions, policy makers and practitioners around the world took part in this event. For more information, please contact jmitra@essex.ac.uk

Expert Workshop on “Fostering Development through Entrepreneurship, Clusters and Local Initiatives”, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

on 29-Apr-2005

This Workshop was organised by the OECD LEED Programme in collaboration with the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (FUNGLODE) and the Embassy of Italy in the Dominican Republic.  It aimed at discussing the challenges of implementing endogenous development strategies in their Caribbean and at analysing the use of SME clusters and entrerpreneurship as drivers for growth and local economic development. For more information, please contact gabriela.miranda-gallardo@oecd.org

Conference on "Creating an Entrepreneurial Economy: The Role of Enterprise and Innovation", Hamilton, New Zealand

from 07-Jul-2005 to 08-Jul-2005

This major international conference focused on academic research in Enterprise and Innovation organised by the Waikato Management School, partners of the LEED Partners' Club.  The conference provided a forum for scholars from around the world to share their latest theories and research on the drivers of entrepreneurial activities in local, regional, national and global economies. For more information, please contact enterprise2005@waikato.ac.nz

Conference on Social Economy: The Leading Actor for Social Cohesion and the Lisbon Strategy, Luxembourg

from 11-Mar-2005 to 12-Mar-2005

This event was organised by the Luxembourg Social Economy Platform in collaboration with the LEED Programme.  It brought together numerous social economy representatives from the 25 Member States of the EU and international experts.  The conference aimed to emphasise the main ideas on social economy in the context of the Lisbon Strategy.

Forum Meeting on "Enhancing the Effectiveness of Partnerships", Vienna, Austria

from 26-Apr-2005 to 27-Apr-2005

The Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance met in Vienna for the first time. This was a unique opportunity to re-assess today’s need for partnerships, debate on best ways to work in partnership in practice, exchange know-how and experiences of existing partnerships and discuss the main innovations in funding partnerships. For more information, please contact Ms. Jana Machacova at machacova@forum.zsi.at

Seminar on "Employment, Economic Development and Local Governance in Lithuania", Vilnius

on 03-Mar-2005

This event was a platform to debate the results of recent local governance developments in Lithuania in the light of experience from other countries, analyse the main obstacles met and identify ways to progress further. It was organised by the Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania and the OECD (LEED Programme) in co-operation with the European Commission. For more information, please contact Ekaterina.Travkina@oecd.org

Seminar on "Employment, Economic Development and Local Governance in Latvia", Riga

on 18-Jan-2005

This event was a unique opportunity to debate the results of recent local governance developments in Latvia in the light of experience from other countries, analyse the main obstacles met and identify ways to progress further.  In particular it compared the results obtained by new forms of governance experimented with in various parts of the Baltic Rim and addressed some critical issues related to their effectiveness in generating better economic and social outcomes. For more information, please contact Ekaterina.Travkina@oecd.org

Seminar on "Entrepreneurship and SME Development", Trento, Italy, 13-18 December 2004

from 13-Dec-2004 to 18-Dec-2004

This one-week seminar has been especially designed for local policy-makers and practitioners from South, Central, and Eastern Europe responsible for job creation and SME promotion. This training is organised by the LEED Programme through the LEED Trento Centre for Local Development. For further information, please contact Alessandra.Proto@oecd.org

Seminar on Entrepreneurship and SME Development, Trento, Italy

from 13-Dec-2004 to 18-Dec-2004

This one-week seminar has been especially designed for local policy-makers and practitioners from South, Central, and Eastern Europe responsible for job creation and SME promotion. This training was organised by the LEED Programme through the LEED Trento Centre for Local Development. For further information, please contact Alessandra.Proto@oecd.org

Seminar on Implementing Local Development Strategies, Trento, Italy, 21-27 November 2004

from 21-Nov-2004 to 27-Nov-2004

This one-week seminar has been especially designed for policy-makers and practitioners from South, Central, and Eastern Europe responsible for local development issues. This training was organised by the LEED Programme through the LEED Trento Centre for Local Development. For further information, please contact Andrea-Rosalinde.Hofer@oecd.org



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